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devotion (noun):
1a : religious fervor : piety
b : an act of prayer or private worship —usually used in plural
c : a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate
2a : the act of dedicating something to a cause, enterprise, or activity
b : the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal
3 obsolete : the object of one’s devotion
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : When we take a vow, we pledge our devotion—whether to remain true to a partner, to uphold the law, or to honor the word of God. It should be no surprise then that devotion and its related verb devote come from the act of taking a vow. Both words originate from Latin devotus, which is the past participle of devovere, a union of the prefix de- (“from”) and the verb vovere (“to vow”). Devote was once used as an adjective that could mean either “devout” or “devoted.” While devout often connotes faithfulness of a religious nature, the adjective devoted conveys the sense of one’s commitment to another through love and loyalty (“a devoted husband and father”; “the singer’s devoted fans”).
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